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DICTIONARY OF THE HUNDRED YEARS' WAR
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DICTIONARY OF THE HUNDRED YEARS' WAR

L20240004
€33.18
This monumental work, conceived by the foremost French and foreign specialists under the direction of Jean-Marie Moeglin, offers the most complete picture yet of a century-long conflict that shaped the history of two nations, France and England, between the 14th and 15th centuries. The Hundred Years' War has long suffered from an old and narrow...
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THE RED ARMY - Innovator, Liberator, Predator
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THE RED ARMY - Innovator, Liberator, Predator

L20230164
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History of the Red Army… in blood It was born in 1918 amid the pain and urgency of the worst of civil wars; it was cherished by and complicit with the worst of regimes — Stalin's — yet also its victim, seeing its best commanders tortured and shot; it was able to renew military thinking and gave itself the greatest means ever assembled. And yet, the Red...
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ARCHAEOLOGICAL ATLAS OF FRANCE
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ARCHAEOLOGICAL ATLAS OF FRANCE

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€34.12
Thousands of discoveries constantly emerge under the archaeologists' trowel. The remains of dwellings, tombs, sanctuaries and workshops enrich our heritage as much as our understanding of past societies. Never before had these archives of the soil — from the Rhine to Finistère, from the Bay of the Somme to Corsica and the overseas territories — been...
DE GAULLE IN NORMANDY 1943 - 1967 DE GAULLE IN NORMANDY 1943 - 1967 2
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DE GAULLE IN NORMANDY 1943 - 1967

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General de Gaulle's ancestry is rooted in Normandy since the Middle Ages. One Richard de Gaulle can be found to have served under Philippe Auguste in the thirteenth century. A certain Jean de Gaulle was governor of the city of Vire at the beginning of the fourteenth century. De Gaulle himself stayed at Sainte-Adresse from 1921, visiting his parents there...
History of the 1st Foreign Parachute Regiment 1948–1961 –...
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History of the 1st Foreign Parachute Regiment 1948–1961 – From the Rice Fields of...

L20230149
€22.75
The rise and fall of an elite regiment caught in the turmoil of the decolonisation wars. The 1st Foreign Parachute Regiment, which entered posterity for having been the spearhead of the " generals' revolt " in Algiers that prompted its dissolution by General de Gaulle on 30 April 1961, occupies a singular place in the history of the French Foreign Legion....
THE BOCAGE BREAKOUT Volume 3 – 5–20 August 1944 THE BOCAGE BREAKOUT Volume 3 – 5–20 August 1944 2
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THE BOCAGE BREAKOUT Volume 3 – 5–20 August 1944

L20230140
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5–20 August 1944: Vassy – Tinchebray – Flers – Putanges Following the success of the first two volumes, which minutely detailed the breakout of the XXX and VIII British Corps through the bocage in the second half of July 1944, here is the final instalment of this series, describing day by day, hour by hour, the advance of British troops towards Argentan...
VERSAILLES 1939-1945 - A Château in the Crosshairs
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VERSAILLES 1939-1945 - A Château in the Crosshairs

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DURING THE CONFLICT OF 1939-1945, the Château de Versailles and its gardens changed in appearance the better to protect themselves. Deemed particularly at risk, the monument took on a «war footing» as early as the summer of 1939 and gradually resumed its former appearance over the following years. By turns barricaded, occupied and then liberated, this...
The Legion of French Volunteers against Bolshevism Vol....
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The Legion of French Volunteers against Bolshevism Vol. 1: 1941

L20230122
€37.91
In this new work, author Eric Le Clanche presents 100 biographies of Volunteers from the Légion des Volontaires Français against Bolshevism, with the distinction that all were enlistees of 1941. This opens Volume 1: 1941 — The Legion of French Volunteers «On the road to Moscow and victory». A work arranged chronologically, from enlistment to trial. The...
Navy - History & Traditions - Carnet de la Sabretache Navy - History & Traditions - Carnet de la Sabretache 2
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Navy - History & Traditions - Carnet de la Sabretache

L20230121
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All things considered, la Royale has only four centuries of history, having emerged at the beginning of the 17th century within the framework of France's policy of power and influence, conceived and developed by Richelieu. Over those four centuries, the French navy not only sailed and explored every sea and ocean on the globe, but also fully mastered the...
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THE PREPARATION FOR D-DAY - An incredible adventure
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THE PREPARATION FOR D-DAY - An incredible adventure

L20230117
€21.80
The Normandy landings on 6 June 1944 constitute one of the most formidable military operations of all time. They required manpower and preparations on a scale previously unknown in military history. The course of the operations has given rise to a wealth of works, with the battle for the Norman beaches having been the major subject of predilection for...
RWANDA (6 April 1994 – 19 July 1994): The War, the... RWANDA (6 April 1994 – 19 July 1994): The War, the... 2
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RWANDA (6 April 1994 – 19 July 1994): The War, the Genocide and France's Responsibility

L20230110
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What happened in Rwanda between 6 April and 19 July 1994? What share of responsibility does each of the national and international actors bear for the genocide of the Tutsi? From the very opening of the book, in order to dispel any ambiguity, a table of a scale of crimes on page 21 rules out any reasoning that would equate the genocide of the Tutsi...
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Madagascar Campaign 1895–1896 - Carnet de la Sabretache Madagascar Campaign 1895–1896 - Carnet de la Sabretache 2
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Madagascar Campaign 1895–1896 - Carnet de la Sabretache

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Coming just a few years after the acquisition of Indochina and the Tonkin campaign, and barely three years after the conquest of Dahomey, the Madagascar expedition of 1895 forms part of a set of offensive actions reflecting, on the part of the French government — largely under the initial impetus of Jules Ferry — a will towards colonial expansion and a...
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